On the record
I think it wise policy for the planter to give high wages, as he thus secures a better class of laborers, who work not only industriously but cheerfully.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgI think it wise policy for the planter to give high wages, as he thus secures a better class of laborers, who work not only industriously but cheerfully.
Reid advocates for higher wages to attract better laborers.
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